[2026] Songs I want to sing at karaoke in June: classic tracks about rain and more

angelA-ko

Ako – Angel: Music Video

An impressive track where a melancholic sound steeped in June’s wistfulness melds exquisitely with the soothing groove of house music.

Set to a four-on-the-floor beat, a stream of striking, hooky phrases unfolds one after another, resulting in a captivating song that leaves a deep impression on listeners.

Highlighting Aco’s delicate vocals and singular worldview, this piece appears on the album “GENE,” released in July 2024, and was also selected as the opening theme for TV Tokyo’s Drama 24 series “First Love, Zarari.” While it carries a sentimental mood perfect for the rainy season, it also holds a mysterious charm that somehow lifts your spirits.

It’s a recommended song for when you want to shake off the gloom of the rainy season or express your feelings for someone special through music.

Rainy Driverimase

【imase】Rainy Driver（Official Audio）

imase’s “Rainy Driver” is a track featured on the album Bonsai, released on May 15, 2024, that showcases his distinctive musical style.

While depicting a rainy drive with a lover, it expresses a relationship that’s neither too close nor too distant—a delicate sense of space between them.

The lyrics, which hold a small hope for the future beyond that, are particularly striking.

It’s the kind of companionable classic you’ll find yourself wanting to listen to on a rainy day while lost in thought.

rain checkyama

yama『rain check』Music Video

This track is striking for its warm sound infused with neo-soul and jazz elements, and the soothing atmosphere created by yama’s gentle vocals.

Featured on the album “; semicolon,” it was produced by music creator Nio, with an arrangement centered on live instrumentation.

The lyrics, which symbolize deferred emotions and unresolved feelings, carefully portray a clumsy kind of love—wanting to truly know the other person while accepting each other’s flaws.

Released in March 2025, it also comes with a visual work incorporating sounds of nature.

It’s a song you’ll want to listen to during the rainy season, watching the quiet, steady rainfall.

Rain, then Sunshine Hallelujahyuzu

Yuzu “Ame nochi Hareruya”

“After the Rain Comes Sunshine”—just like the title says, it’s a phrase we want to keep in our hearts as a beacon of hope during June’s long stretch of rainy days.

Released by Yuzu in 2013 as a double A-side single along with “Mamotte Agetai,” this song was used as the theme for the NHK morning drama series Gochisosan.

It’s based on shinobue player Kazuya Sato’s “Sakura-iro no Waltz,” and the interlude also incorporates the second movement of Dvořák’s Symphony No.

9 “From the New World.” The song conveys the message that no matter how hard things get, days filled with smiles will surely follow after the tears.

Sing it with the feeling of blowing away that gloomy, murky rainy-day mood!

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SAKI

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Summer RainKobukuro

Summer rain

Kobukuro, the musical duo set to create the theme song for the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, are well known for their work.

“Summer Rain,” which was used as the opening theme for the TV anime Cross Game, is included as a coupling track on their 17th single, “Niji” (Rainbow).

Its pop ensemble carried by a lively beat lifts your spirits with a refreshing, liberating feel that evokes a summer shower.

It’s also a great choice for karaoke—perfect for blowing away the gloomy atmosphere that often settles in June.

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Hoshino Takashi

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June 9Suga Shikao

June 9

A gem-like ballad by Shikao Suga that sets memories with loved ones and the emotion of loss to a profound melody.

The gentle tones of the acoustic guitar, which seem to softly embrace the sense of loss, and the vocals that seep into the heart make this a particularly striking song.

Featured on the October 2024 album “Acoustic Soul 2014–2024,” the track sublimates feelings for a longtime ally into music.

The album “Acoustic Soul 2014–2024” is an ambitious work that revisits Suga’s musical roots in soul music and reconstructs them through an acoustic approach.

It’s a song that will resonate with many people—one you’ll want to listen to while hearing the rain during the rainy season, or sing while thinking of someone dear.

JuneSuga Shikao

Shikao Suga / June

Suga Shikao, famous for writing the lyrics to SMAP’s “Yozora no Mukō,” has a song called “June” that sings about the feeling of summer approaching in June.

It’s track 6 on his 2004 album “TIME” and was used in a commercial for Sekisui House’s “Sha Maison.” It’s a mid-tempo number characteristic of Suga, who is heavily influenced by soul and funk, featuring wah-drenched guitar that gives it a distinctly funky vibe.

It’s a song that captures the atmosphere after the rain during the rainy season—be sure to try it at karaoke!

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Hamada Takuya

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